Jennifer Morrissey
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with expertise in patient advocacy and clinical assessment. Committed to delivering comprehensive end-of-life care, optimizing workflows, and ensuring effective communication among multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care
Kansas City , MO
05.2019 - 10.2025
- Delivered acute inpatient end of life care to Hospice clients - managing up to 5 patients as a time
- Coordinated all needs of hospice clients including medicine administration, personal cares, medical treatment interventions, family support
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team including physicians, technicians, social workers, chaplains, volunteers
- Carried out duties as a resource nurse while having a full patient load including : scheduling of next shift staff, allocation of resources, collaboration with administration
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.
Registered Nurse
Saint Lukes Health System
Kansas City , MO
08.2000 - 02.2019
- 19 years of experience within the health system on a variety of campuses and units including: Medical-Surgical, Float Pool, Outpatient OB-GYN, Inpatient Geriatric, Adult and Adolescent Psychiatric and Patient Placement Coordinator
- Experience as a charge nurse on Medical-Surgical Unit
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Addressed unit staff concerns, including staffing ratios, resource management, allocation of responsibilities and optimized workload management.
Registered Nurse
Northland Eye Surgery Center
Liberty, MO
03.2016 - 11.2018
- Coordinating and providing care to post operative surgical clients including: assessment, medication administration, pre and post operative education, assisting providers with surgical procedures
- Educated patients and families on treatment strategies and at-home care.
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Assessed patient health needs by reviewing and tracking EKG readings to address telemetry readings and quickly inform teammates on stability or acuity changes.
Education
High School Diploma -
Park Hill High School
Kansas City, MO05.1995
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rockhurst University/Research College of Nursing
Kansas City, MO05.2000
Skills
- Client monitoring
- Electronic charting
- Nursing Plan Development and Modification
- Family and client relations
- Patient advocacy
- Electronic Health Records Management
- Enthusiastic caregiver
- Workflow Optimization
- Direct client care
- Strong medical ethic
- Current BLS CPR certification
- End of life care
- Patient education
- Time management
- Physician communication
- Care planning
- Clinical assessment
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care
05.2019 - 10.2025
Registered Nurse
Northland Eye Surgery Center
03.2016 - 11.2018
Registered Nurse
Saint Lukes Health System
08.2000 - 02.2019
High School Diploma -
Park Hill High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rockhurst University/Research College of Nursing